merely
adv. /ˈmɪr.li/ B1
仅仅；只不过
Only; simply and nothing more.
仙境例句
For a long time the Caterpillar merely smoked and said nothing at all.
好半天，毛毛虫只是抽着水烟，一句话也不说。
原著这一句
Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled away in the grass, merely remarking as it went, “One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.”
然后它从蘑菇上爬下来，在草丛中爬走了，临走时只是淡淡地说了一句：“一边会让你变高，另一边会让你变矮。”
卡罗尔原著 · 第 5 章